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WASHINGTON, September 28, 2017 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the following project: Dominican Republic – Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Loan with a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option IBRD Loan: US$150 millionProject ID: P159351 Project Description:  The objective of the project is to support the efforts of the Government of the Dominican Republic to quickly mobilize resources in the aftermath of a natural catastrophe including public health-related events and to strengthen the government’s capacity for disaster risk management, climate adaptation, and financial resilience. Contact: Christelle Chapoy                                                                                                                                                    +1(202) 458 2656  More information:  http://projects.worldbank.org/P159351?lang=en  

Organization: UN Children’s Fund
Country: Panama
Closing date: 16 Oct 2017

BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION:

The MCSF is providing Human Resources Services to various UNICEF offices in the LAC region. Following internal restructuring planned for 2018, the client offices as well as the LAC Regional Office are establishing a large number of new positions. Furthermore, the region will employ several new HR practitioners that will require a high amount of capacity building activities from the MSCF. For this reason, the MCSF is looking for an individual contractor who can provide effective support in conducting HR activities, such as recruitment and staffing, advising clients on learning and development, performance management and benefits and entitlements.

PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

Under the supervision and guidance of the Human Resources Specialist of the Multi Country Services Facility (MCSF), the Individual Contractor undertakes and supports the efficient implementation of a broad range of Human Resources functions, such as recruitment and staffing, managing benefits and entitlements, learning and development, and performance management for all categories of staff in various UNICEF offices in the LAC region, while ensuring accurate and timely delivery, promoting a client-based, quality and results orientated approach to the client offices and ensuring compliance with UNICEF HR rules and regulations.

SPECIFIC ACIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

More specifically, the Individual Contractor will be required to:

Recruitment and Staffing

Support hiring managers in recruitment and staffing planning

Advertise vacancies per the job profiles/ToRs, and support outreach activities (including follow up on Job Classification information);

Draft requisitions and vacancy announcements in the Talent Management System for positions within the MCSF client offices for review by supervisor and MCSF HR Specialist to attract ideal candidates;

Review applications, contact candidates when needed, prepare candidate matrix and initial shortlist based on the selection criteria;

Organize written tests and interviews, reference checks and electronic files;

Analyse, research, verify, and compile data which facilitates preparation of workforce planning reports for supervisor to review against benchmarks i.e. Gender and geographical balance and other recruitment related key performance indicators;

Liaise with candidates in the various stages of the recruitment process;

Record and maintain recruitment files, ensuring all necessary documentation has been completed in the Talent Management System;

Participate in interviews and advise on recruitment and staffing options.

Monitor life-cycle of recruitment process to update supervisor as necessary;

Engage in employer branding and sourcing activities to attract external candidates;

Review documents for the RO approval process in TMS, when needed;

Prepare offer letters and facilitate on-boarding process;

Administrative support for all recruitment processes, including physical and electronic files;

Keep the recruitment monitoring report up to date;

Learning and Development

In consultation with the HR Specialist and Learning Committees, research and analyse data and information to help identify training needs within the MCSF client offices for the development of learning plans and other targeted training interventions;

In consultation with supervisor, researches, analyses, verifies, and compiles information on external training courses available and educational institutions to help supervisor decide on learning programmes that address learning gaps in the MCSF client offices;

Assist team in organizing and conducting courses, workshops and events by participating in exercises which aim to build capacity of stakeholders;

Develop and process contracts for institutions providing training and courses, ensuring compliance with UNICEF rules and regulations;

Assist team in organizing and conducting courses, workshops and events by preparing and organizing distribution of materials for participants, ensuring availability of training venues and required equipment and supplies, while providing logistical and secretarial support at workshops and events as necessary.

Performance Management

Advise supervisors on performance management issues.

Run and monitor completion reports in Achieve and support in the follow up within the region;

Support in the monitoring of completion deadlines and follow-up with HR FPs.

Managing Benefits and Entitlements

Provide administrative support with benefit processing, contract extensions, separations, and entitlements, in line with the respective HR policies and procedures;

Review education grant and home leave travel requests before submitting to the HR Assistant for processing.

Information Management

Lead the project to transfer, collect and provide information related to Human Resources in the region via the platform Sharepoint, including further developing the structure of the platform and administering it.

Support in Projects and other administrative tasks as required

Any other HR administrative tasks required by the HR unit.

Other HR projects as required by the LAC-RO HR Section and MCSF

DELIVERABLES

Provide substantive support in the areas of recruitment and staffing, learning and development, performance management, benefits and entitlements, and other HR projects as required.

All tasks mentioned in section C are completed in a timely manner and of high quality.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible work experience in the field of Human Resources;

University degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Psychology, Talent Management or related fields; advanced university degree an asset.

Previously demonstrated ability to work independently and under pressure, managing multiple priorities and focused on achieving ambitious workloads in tight timescales is required;

Experience in reviewing and screening candidates’ profiles in required;

Keen attention to detail and demonstrated ability in planning and organizing is desired;

Experience in the United Nations and particularly in the recruitment processes in the UN/UNICEF system is an asset;

Fluency in English and Spanish (written & oral) is required;

ESTIMATED DURATION OF THE CONTRACT

The duration of this assignment is 11.5 months from commencement date.

INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTOR’S WORK PLACE

Office based in the Regional Office located in Panama City, Panama

HONORARIA & FEES:

The fees payable to the individual contractor follow the “best value for money” principle. Each candidate should submit their updated resumé/CV also indicating their desired remuneration and payment preference.

CLOSING DATE:

The deadline to receive applications is 15 October 2017.

To view our competency framework, please click here.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.

How to apply:

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=507428

Organization: UN Children’s Fund
Country: Panama
Closing date: 16 Oct 2017

Specifically, the Regional Office is outsourcing the following services to Country Offices:

Real-time professional review and feedback of draft Evaluation ToR and Reports

Regional Evaluation HelpDesk to ensure real-time trouble-shooting and ad-hoc technical assistance

The Regional Evaluation QA System is managed by the Regional M&E Specialist.

After two years of using this outsourced service (since mid-2015), UNICEF LAC regional office is in the processes of assessing the service provided and the possibility of including additional quality assurance services for other knowledge products. While this assessment is taking place, UNICEF LAC regional office will use the service of a consultant for the period October 2017 to February 2018 to make sure that country offices continuously receive the support of quality assurance needed. It is expected that during that period, the Regional Office will receive approximately 10 country office draft evaluation reports, and 5 draft ToRs for review. Topics of these evaluations cover child related topics related to health, child protection (violence), early childhood development, and cross cutting issues such as emergencies and innovations.

Scope of Work and Deliverables

Under the supervision of the Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, the consultant will undertake the following outputs:

Draft Evaluation ToRs and draft Evaluation reports reviewed, rated and executive feedback sent.

UNICEF Country Offices send the draft ToR and reports to Regional Office for real-time quality review and practical comments on how to improve them. The consultant will carry out such review in maximum three (3) working days for the draft ToR and five (5) working days for the draft reports. The consultant will provide professional and practical feedback according to pre-agreed templates.

Regional Evaluation Help Desk. The objective is to ensure real-time trouble-shooting and ad-hoc technical assistance to UNICEF country offices when requested, for instance by providing a second review of ToR, specific technical notes, etc.

A final report with identified overall strengthens and weaknesses of the reviewed evaluations.

These outputs should be based on the UNICEF’s Evaluation Policy (https://www.unicef.org/about/execboard/files/2013-14-Revised_Evaluation_…) , and will be conducted in accordance with the guidelines, norms and standards defined by the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) (http://www.uneval.org/document/guidance-documents). The Consultant must commit with the ethical Code of Conduct for Evaluators in the United Nations System (https://www.unicef.org/evaluation/files/Evaluation_Principles_UNEG_Code_…).

Monitoring and Approval of Products

The Regional M&E Specialist will review products delivered by the consultant and will monitor the services provided to Country Offices. The consultant will inform the M&E Specialist of any remarks on the product, within two (2) working days after the product has been delivered. The consultant will carry out such review in maximum three (3) working days for the draft ToR, and five (5) working days for the draft reports. The consultant will provide professional and practical feedback according to pre-agreed templates.

All feedback will be addressed to the Regional M&E, including those related to Help Desk.

Payment

Fee payments are subject to supervisor’s written approval and acceptance of the products and of the Certification of Payment Form submitted by the M&E Specialist. The Contract with the consultant does not entail advance fees payment.

The services unit rates will be paid for the follow specific services, according to the economic proposal of the consultant:

Review of Draft evaluation TORs

Review of Draft evaluation reports

Help Desk (hourly rate and daily rate)

There is not extra payment for the final report with identified overall strengthens and weaknesses of the reviewed evaluations. This cost should be included.

Second (or additional) reviews of any TOR or draft evaluation report should be invoiced using the Help Desk hour rate and cannot exceed the rate for the first TOR and first draft report review.

Payments will be made based on the actual and timely delivery of the outputs.

Qualifications

The required consultant will be a qualified professional with the following characteristics:

Excellent and proved knowledge of Evaluation methods and approaches

Previous experience with QA systems and Help-desks

At least 10 years of proven professional experience in designing and conducting major evaluations

Post-graduate University degree in policy analysis, international relations, public affairs, public policies, or other subject related matters

Working knowledge in the LAC region

Familiarity with UNICEF programmes

Excellent analytical and writing skills in Spanish and English. Fluent in both languages.

Knowledge of French and Portuguese is an asset

Duration of contract and payment installments:

The contract will be from23 October, 2017 to 28 February 2018.

UNICEF reserves the right to withhold all or a portion of payment if performance is unsatisfactory, if outputs are incomplete, not delivered of for failure to meet deadlines (fees reduced due to late submission:

For Draft ToRs: 5 working days -10%: 7 working days -20%; 10 working days -30%; more days, payment withhold.

For Draft evaluation reports: 7 working days -20%; 10 working days -30%; 12 working days -30%; more days, payment withhold.

Note: late submissions will be evaluated by UNICEF also taking into account the amount of requests submitted at the same point in time.

All materials developed will remain the copyright of UNICEF and UNICEF will be free to adapt and modify them in the future.

To Apply

The proposal should include the following documentation: P11 and CV

The proposal should include a fix fee for the following services:

Cost of review of 1 Draft evaluation TORs with a provided template

Cost of review of 1 Draft evaluation report with a provided template

Help Desk hourly rate

Help desk daily rate

Closing date: October 15, 2017

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.

How to apply:

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=507429

Organization: UN Children’s Fund
Country: Cuba
Closing date: 16 Oct 2017

Post Title: Administrative AssistantProposed Level: G-5Duty Station:La Habana, CubaSupervisor: Operations Officer

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

For every child, a champion

Under the supervision and guidance of the Operations Officer, the Administrative Assistant is responsible for executing a broad variety of standardized administrative tasks for the respective section(s) requiring a thorough knowledge of UNICEF administrative procedures, processes and policies.

In this capacity, the need to project the image of a credible and reliable service provider is imperative to quality of process delivery, and the impact of work directly reflects on the overall reputation of the team in terms of responsiveness to client needs and quality of process execution.

How can you make a difference?

The efficiency and effectiveness of support provided by the administrative assistant ensure that a strong administrative platform is provided to the respective sections, which in turn affects the timely and accurate completion of the services provided by advisors and specialists in the team.

We are looking for a dynamic and innovative Administrative Assistant to support UNICEF’s Cuba Office in the following areas:

Travel

Contracting of service providers

Events and Conferences

Property management, office equipment, vehicles.

General Administrative Duties

Greening Activities

Vendor Maintenance

Travel

Provides travel assistance to staff in the section for travel arrangements and entitlements based on the organization’s rules and policies. Liaises with relevant travel focal points to ensure that the organization obtains the best service and price for all travel.

Briefs/de-briefs staff members on issues relating to related administrative matters such as visas, security clearance, documentation procedures.

Extracts, inputs, maintains and verifies correctness of travel records in the organization’s travel system to ensure accurate transactions related to travel costs and staff travel

Assist in the preparation of budgets on travel costs and maintain travel budgetary control records.

Contracting of service providers

Facilitates the processing of contracts for external partners that provide a service to the section. This includes preparing and filing documents, completing necessary forms and templates, uploading TOR’s in vision, and making necessary logistical arrangements.

Keeps vendor lists, partners, and consultant rosters up-to-date.

Events and Conferences

Supports capacity development activities and conferences by making the logistical arrangements, through engaging with facilitators, caterers, and hosts.

Arranges times through liaising with participants over availability.

Liaises with budget focal points and section over costs and needs.

Prepares background materials for participants and uploads cleared materials in the intranet.

Prepares and maintains agendas on meeting and events related to the workgroup commitments.

Property management, office equipment, vehicles

Supports management of administrative supplies, office equipment, and vehicles, updating the inventory of items.

Monitors and supervises adequate and appropriate use of supplies. Ensures that services and maintenance of premises are in accordance with organizational standards.

General Administrative Duties

Maintain hard and electronic files and update database systems ensuring timely and appropriate recording, safekeeping and disposal of confidential information

Maintain attendance records/act as a leave focal point.

Monitor the utilization of all financial input requisitions and report to the supervisor for necessary adjustments (over-utilization, shortage of funds, etc.) Familiarize with programme monitoring related instructions/tools and report to supervisor for significant changes

Greening Activities

Participation in the development and implementation of agreed greening activities in the office and with other UN agencies.

Monitoring and reporting of environmental footprint indicators.

Vendor Maintenance

Act as Master Data Management Local Focal Point for the Office requesting new Vendors and maintenance the ones that are created.

To follow and keep updated the process of Vendor registration in UN Global Market.

Be responsible for Vendor´s evaluation when required.

For every Child, you demonstrate:

Core Values:

Commitment

Diversity and inclusion

Integrity

Core competencies

Communication (I)

Working with people (II)

Drive for results (I)

Functional Competencies

Analyzing (I)

Applying technical expertise (I)

Planning and organizing (I)

Following Instructions and Procedures (I)

To qualify as a champion for every child you will have:

Education: Completion of secondary education, preferably supplemented by technical or university courses related administrative work.

Experience: A minimum of 5 years of progressive administrative or clerical work experience is required.

Language: Fluency in Spanish and English is required.

General Service Staff are recruited locally. Candidates must be in possession of an existing work permit or resident/citizen of Cuba to be considered eligible for this post. Please note that General Service (GS) staff are locally recruited staff and therefore, candidates are personally responsible for any travel and accommodation arrangements.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization.

How to apply:

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=507257

Organization: UN Children’s Fund
Country: Argentina
Closing date: 13 Oct 2017

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world’s leading children’s rights organization would like to hear from you.

For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children’s survival, protection and development. The world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

Purpose of the Position

The Child Protection Specialist reports to the Deputy Representative (Level 4) for guidance and general supervision. The Specialist supports the development and preparation of the Child Protection (or a sector of) program/s and is responsible for managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating and reporting of progress of child protection programs/projects within the country program. The Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable contributions to national and international efforts to create a protective environment for children against all harm and to protect their rights to survival, development and well-being as established under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, international treaties/framework and UN intergovernmental bodies.

The Specialist contributes to achievement of results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM) and UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework.

Key Accountabilities and Duties & Tasks

Support to program/project development and planning

Support the preparation/design and conduct/update of situation analysis for the child protection programs/projects and/or sector to ensure that current comprehensive and evidence based data on child protection issues are available to guide UNICEF’s strategic policy advocacy, intervention and development efforts on child rights and protection and to set program priorities, strategies, design and implementation plans. Keep abreast of development trends to enhance program management, efficiency and delivery.

Participate in strategic program discussion on the planning of child protection programs/projects. Formulate, design and prepare programs/projects proposal for the sector, ensuring alignment with the overall UNICEF’s Strategic Plans and Country Program and coherence/integration with UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDF), regional strategies and national priorities, plans and competencies.

Establish specific goals, objectives and strategies and implementation plans for the sector/s using results-based planning terminology and methodology (RBM). Prepare required documentations for program review and approval.

Work closely and collaboratively with internal and external colleagues and partners to discuss strategies and methodologies and to determine national priorities/competencies to ensure the achievement of concrete and sustainable results.

Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes and to ensure integration, coherence and harmonization of programs/projects with other UNICEF sectors and achievement of results as planned and allocated.

Program management, monitoring and delivery of results

Plan and/or collaborate with internal and external partners to establish monitoring benchmarks, performance indicators and other UNICEF/UN system indicators and measurement to assess/strengthen performance accountability, coherence and delivery of concrete and sustainable results for the assigned sector in child protection programs.

Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, program reviews and annual reviews with government and other counterparts to assess progress and to determine required action/interventions to achieve results.

Prepare/assess monitoring and evaluation reports to identify gaps, strengths/weaknesses in program and management, identify lessons learned and use knowledge gained for development planning and timely intervention to achieve goals.

Actively monitor programs/projects through field visits, surveys and/or exchange of information with partners/stakeholders to assess progress, identify bottlenecks and potential problems and take timely decisions to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for timely resolution.

Monitor and verify the optimum/appropriate use of sectoral program resources (financial, administrative and other assets) confirming compliance with organizational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity and ensuring timely reporting and liquidation of resources.

Prepare regular/mandated program/project reports for management, donors and partners to keep them informed of program progress.

Technical and operational support to program implementation

Provide technical guidance and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and country office partners/donors on interpretation, application and understanding of UNICEF policies, strategies, processes and best practices and approaches on child protection and related issues to support program management, implementation and delivery of results.

Arrange/coordinate availability of technical experts with Regional Office/HQ to ensure timely/appropriate support throughout the programming/projects process.

Participate in child protection program meetings including program development and contingency planning discussions on emergency preparedness in the country or other locations designated to provide technical and operational information, advice and support.

Draft policy papers, briefs and other strategic program materials for management use, information and/or consideration.

Networking and partnership building

Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with relevant government counterparts, national stakeholders and global partners/allies/donors/academia through active networking, advocacy and effective communication to build capacity, exchange knowledge/expertise and to reinforce cooperation to achieve sustainable and broad results in child protection.

Prepare communication and information materials for CO program advocacy to promote awareness, establish partnership/alliances and support fund raising for child protection programs and emergency interventions.

Participate and/or represent UNICEF in appropriate inter-agency (UNCT) discussions and planning on child protection and related issues to collaborate with inter-agency partners/colleagues on UNDAF planning and preparation of programs/projects ensuring organizational position, interests and priorities are fully considered and integrated in the UNDAF process in development planning and agenda setting.

Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

Apply/introduce innovative approaches and good practice to build the capacity of partners and stakeholders and to support the implementation and delivery of concrete and sustainable program results.

Keep abreast, research, benchmark and implement best practices in child protection management and information systems. Assess, institutionalize and share best practices and knowledge learned.

Contribute to the development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure optimum efficiency and efficacy of sustainable programs and projects.

Organize and implement capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients/stakeholders to promote sustainable results in child protection and related programs/projects.

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

Competencies of Successful Candidate

Core Values

Commitment

Diversity and Inclusion

Integrity

Core competencies

Communication

Working with People

Drive for Results

Functional Competencies

Leading and supervising (I)

Formulating strategies and concepts (II)

Analyzing (III)

Relating and networking (II)

Deciding and Initiating action (II)

Applying technical expertise (III)

Technical Knowledge

Education: Advanced University degree in international development, human rights, psychology, sociology, international law and other social science field is required. A first level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience: A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in social development planning and management in child protection and/other related areas at the international level some of which preferably were served in a developing country is required. Relevant experience in child protection and related areas, program/project development and management in a UN system agency or organization is an asset. Experience in both development and humanitarian contexts is an added advantage.

Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is an asset

To view our competency framework, please click here.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.

How to apply:

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=507264

Organization: Acción contra el Hambre España
Country: Spain
Closing date: 12 Oct 2017

Action Against Hunger is an international non-governmental, private, apolitical, non-religious and non-profit organization created in 1979. Its goal is to combat hunger and dangerous situations that threaten men, women and children. Currently 500 expats and more than 5,000 employees are working for Action Against Hunger in more than forty-six countries working in projects concerning four areas of focus: nutrition, health, food security and water and sanitation.

The Action Against Hunger network is looking for a Sharepoint Technical Chief, for our offices in Madrid.

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

Action Against Hunger has recently upgraded its intranet based on the SharePoint solution migrating from the 2013 to the cloud version.

The new version of the site must meet essential requirements as fit for purpose design, modelling, incorporation of new functions and features, and integration of existing applications. The Sharepoint Technical Chief will carry out the maintenance of the platform, provision of technical support to the network teams, and to be responsible for both designing/creating and /or updating content on the site and developing new functionalities, including implementing data entry form capabilities.

The Sharepoint Technical Chief will work with the Action Against Hunger IT Directors Group to define the architecture, administration, and integration of developments into the new Sharepoint platform. To do this the Sharepoint Technical Chief will support the Head of IT to maintain our Sharepoint farm, design the site, and model and adapt new functions and applications.

This position will work closely with all Action Against Hunger HQs, to gather their requirements and guarantee fruitful collaboration amongst them. S/He will transform these into a functional analysis and participate during their implementation by supporting configuration of site/s structure and steering capacity building among all the stakeholders.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

• Provide escalated support to SharePoint users in coordination with the different HQ It teams
• Manage, maintain and report on technical issues related to SharePoint
• Create and maintain Team Sites and sub-sites
• Assist in preparing content for publication via SharePoint; including, lists, libraries and pages.
• Provide training to technical and non-technical staff in the use of SharePoint to all the HQ offices.
• Provide and maintain support information – user guides, training guides, standards documents
  to ensure consistency.
• Works closely with the Head of IT to deliver the requested outcomes and ensure user support requested (e.g IT Support, design, infrastructure)
• Create, modify or delete service applications in Sharepoint on cloud.
• Develop new features in Sharepoint: WebParts, Content Types, Event, Handlers
• Tailoring and Design of Form Templates according to the requirements specified by the different functional units (for all HQs).
• Participate in functional and technical design, implementation, operation and management services of SQL Server databases
• With the support of the Head of IT, Carry out SharePoint Server farm configuration, architecture, and installation of Application Services such as Excel, PerformancePoint, Managed Metadata and Business Connectivity Organize and conduct project design sessions and design flexible solutions to meet project requirements
• Design technical solutions, communicated through functional and technical design documents based on previously drawn requirements map

• Work with the IT Directors of all HQs to articulate implementation strategy through roadmaps, estimates and rollout plans. Report on its progress to them.

• Lead establishment of requirements at HQs and network level, develop and maintain platform workflows, process performance dashboard, and application integration capabilities

• Custom development of SharePoint applications.

PROFILE

• Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering (or demonstrable equivalent working experience).
• 2+ years SharePoint experience, including SP2010 and SP2013
• 3+ years development experience with Microsoft .NET Framework and SQL.
• Advance Knowledge in Microsoft Technologies, Office 365, Windows Server, Shell scripting and SQL Server.
• Experience with Microsoft Workflow Foundation
• Experience with .NET
• Experience with HTML, Java Script, CSS technologies
• Experience using SharePoint’s REST services layer
• Strong troubleshooting skills
• Experience with software development best practices including source control, release management, code reviews, and bug tracking.
• Solid communication and writing skills
• Experience with SilverLight
• Ability to understand, analyse and summarise
• Capacity to elaborate functional and rigorous documentation
• Capacity to recommend solutions and/or improvements and integrate new solutions.
• English required. Spanish and French desirable.
• Experience in the humanitarian sector desirable
• Ability and willingness to travel

REMUNERATIVE PACKAGE

• We offer immediate incorporation to a dynamic international network with an international career development
• A two years contract
• A competitive remuneration package between 30.000 and 36.000 euro/ gross / year
• The position based in Madrid
• 25 working days of paid leave per year
• Meal Vouchers

How to apply:

We will only consider the candidacies received by our online service. Please click in the following link to accede to the service:

https://employ.acf-e.org/index.php/positions/view/128/

Note. – Given the urgency of this position, the vacancy may close before the deadline. For more information about this position, visit our Website www.accioncontraelhambre.org in case of not find it published here means that the selection process has been closed. 0cm;}

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تقرير عن التنمية في العالم 2018 يدعو إلى زيادة قياس مستوى التعلُّم والتحرك بناء على الأدلة واشنطن، 26 سبتمبر/أيلول 2017 – يواجه ملايين التلاميذ في البلدان المنخفضة والمتوسطة الدخل احتمال ضياع الفرص وانخفاض الأجور في مستقبل حياتهم بسبب فشل مدارسهم الابتدائية والثانوية في توفير التعليم اللازم لهم لتحقيق لنجاح في الحياة. وأفاد تقرير جديد للبنك الدولي، محذراً من "أزمة في التعلُّم" بقطاع التعليم على مستوى العالم، بأن الالتحاق بالمدارس بدون تعلُّم لا يمثل فقط فرصة إنمائية ضائعة، بل يشكل أيضا ظلما عظيما للأطفال والشباب في مختلف أنحاء العالم. ويرى تقرير عن التنمية في العالم 2018: التعلُّم لتحقيق الدور المُنتظر من التعليم أنه بدون تعلُّم، سيفشل التعليم في الوفاء بالوعد المنتظر منه بإنهاء الفقر المدقع وخلق الفرص وتحقيق الرخاء للجميع. فحتى بعد قضاء العديد من السنوات في التعليم، لا يستطيع ملايين الأطفال القراءة أو الكتابة أو إجراء العمليات الحسابية الأساسية. وتؤدي أزمة التعلُّم إلى اتساع الفجوات الاجتماعية بدلاً من تضييقها، إذ يصل التلاميذ – المحرومون بالفعل بسبب أوضاع الفقر أو الصراع أو النوع أو الإعاقة – إلى مرحلة البلوغ دون اكتساب حتى أبسط المهارات الحياتية.  وتعليقاً على ذلك، قال رئيس مجموعة البنك الدولي جيم يونغ كيم "إن أزمة التعلُّم هذه أزمة أخلاقية واقتصادية. فالتعليم يَعِد الشباب، عندما يُقدَّم تقديما جيدا، بالحصول على عمل وأجور أفضل، وصحة جيدة، وحياة بلا فقر. وفي المجتمعات المحلية، يحفز التعليم الابتكار ويدعّم المؤسسات ويعزز التماسك الاجتماعي. لكن هذه المنافع تتوقف على التعلُّم وبدونه يمثل الالتحاق بالمدارس فرصة مهدرة. بل والأكثر من ذلك أنه يمثل ظلما عظيما، فالأطفال في المجتمعات الأشد فشلا في تحقيق ذلك هم الأكثر احتياجا إلى تعليم جيد للنجاح في الحياة."ويوصي التقرير باتخاذ خطوات ملموسة على صعيد السياسات لمساعدة البلدان النامية على حل أزمة التعلُّم الخطيرة في مجال تدعيم تقييمات عملية التعلُّم، واستخدام الأدلة على الممارسات الناجحة وغير الناجحة للاسترشاد بها في اتخاذ القرارات المتعلقة بالتعليم، وتعبئة حركة اجتماعية قوية للدفع باتجاه إجراء تغييرات بالتعليم تساند إتاحة "التعلُّم للجميع". وورد في التقرير أنه حين طُلب مؤخرا من تلاميذ بالصف الثالث الابتدائي في كينيا وتنزانيا وأوغندا قراءة جملة مثل " الكلب  اسمه بوبي" باللغة الإنجليزية أو السواحيلية، لم يفهم ثلاثة أرباع التلاميذ ما تقوله الجملة.  وفي المناطق الريفية بالهند، لم يستطع نحو ثلاثة أرباع التلاميذ بالصف الثالث الابتدائي حل مسألة لطرح أعداد مكوَّنة من رقمين مثل "46-17"، ولم يستطع نصف التلاميذ بالصف الخامس حل هذه المسألة. ورغم تحسُّن مهارات البرازيليين الذين تبلغ أعمارهم 15 عاما، فإنهم لن يصلوا، بمعدل التحسُّن الحالي، إلى متوسط الدرجات في الرياضيات بالبلدان الغنية خلال 75 عاما. وسيستغرق تحقيق ذلك في القراءة 263 عاما.ولا تشمل هذه الإحصاءات 260 مليون طفل ليسوا ملتحقين بالتعليم الابتدائي أو الثانوي أصلا لأسباب تتعلق بأوضاع الصراع والتمييز والإعاقة وغير ذلك من العقبات. على الرغم من أن هذه الفجوات البالغة في التعلُّم ليست قائمة في جميع البلدان النامية، فإن العديد من هذه البلدان يتخلف كثيراً عن تحقيق ما يطمح إليه. وتُظهر التقييمات الدولية الرائدة بشأن مهارات القراءة والكتابة والحساب أن أداء التلميذ المتوسط في البلدان الفقيرة أسوأ من أداء 95% من التلاميذ في البلدان المرتفعة الدخل، مما يعني أن هذا الطالب سيحظى باهتمام خاص في فصله الدراسي بتلك البلدان للاهتمام برفع مستواه. وفيما يتعلق بالعديد من الطلاب ذوي الأداء المرتفع في البلدان المتوسطة الدخل -وهم الشباب الذين يُصنَّفون في الربع الأعلى ضمن مجموعاتهم، فإنه يمكن ترتيبهم في الربع الأدنى ببلد أكثر ثراء.ويحدد التقرير الذي أعدَّه فريق يقوده ديون فيلمر وهالسي روجرز، وهما من كبار الخبراء الاقتصاديين بالبنك الدولي، ما يتسبب في ظهور أوجه القصور بعملية التعلُّم، ولا يشمل ذلك طرق انهيار التدريس والتعلُّم في الكثير من المدارس فحسب، بل أيضا القوى السياسية الأكثر عمقا التي تتسبب في استمرار هذه المشكلات. تحقيق تقدُّم كبير أمر ممكنيشير التقرير إلى أنه عندما تضع البلدان وقادتها "تحقيق التعلُّم للجميع" ضمن أولوياتها الوطنية، فإن معايير التعليم يمكن أن تتحسَّن تحسُّنا هائلا. فبلد مثل كوريا الجنوبية، مزقته الحروب وكان يسجل خلال خمسينيات القرن الماضي معدلات متدنية للغاية في معرفة القراءة والكتابة، استطاع تعميم الالتحاق بتعليم عالي الجودة حتى المرحلة الثانوية بحلول عام 1995، وقد استطاع شبابها تحقيق أعلى المستويات في تقييمات التعلُّم الدولية. وأظهرت النتائج التي حققتها فييتنام عام 2012 في اختبار لبلدان منظمة التعاون والتنمية في الميدان الاقتصادي لطلاب المرحلة الثانوية في الرياضيات والعلوم والقراءة، الذي يُسمَّى البرنامج الدولي لتقييم الطلاب، أن مستوى أداء طلابها الذين تبلغ أعمارهم 15 عاما يتساوى مع مستوى أداء نظرائهم في ألمانيا رغم أن فييتنام أفقر بكثير. وبين عامي 2009 و2015، حققت بيرو بعض أسرع معدلات النمو في نواتج التعلُّم الإجمالية، وذلك بفضل اتخاذ إجراءات منسَّقة بشأن السياسات. وفي العديد من البلدان (مثل ليبيريا وبابوا غينيا الجديدة وتونغا)، تحسَّنت مهارات القراءة في الصفوف الدراسية الأولى تحسُّنا كبيرا خلال فترة زمنية قصيرة للغاية بسبب تركيز الجهود المستندة إلى الأدلة.وعن ذلك، قال بول رومر رئيس الخبراء الاقتصاديين بالبنك الدولي "الطريقة الوحيدة لتحقيق تقدُّم هي استخلاص الحقيقة من الوقائع. وإذا سمحنا بذلك، فإن الوقائع المتعلقة بالتعليم تكشف عن حقيقة مؤلمة، ففيما يتعلق بعدد كبير للغاية من الأطفال، فإن الالتحاق بالمدارس لا يعني التعلُّم". استناداً إلى أدلة ونصائح تم جمعها خلال مشاورات مستفيضة جرت مع الحكومات والمنظمات المعنية بالتطوير والبحث ومنظمات المجتمع المدني والقطاع الخاص في 20 بلدا، يقدم التقرير ثلاث توصيات بشأن السياسات: أولاً، تقييم مستوى التعلُّم بحيث يصبح هدفا قابلا للقياس.نصف البلدان النامية فقط لديها مقاييس لقياس مستوى التعلُّم في نهاية المرحلتين الابتدائية والإعدادية. ومن خلال وضع تقييمات للطلاب جيدة التصميم، يمكن مساعدة المعلِّمين على توجيه الطلاب، وتحسين إدارة النظام، وتركيز اهتمام المجتمع على التعلُّم. ويمكن أن تؤدي هذه الإجراءات إلى إثراء خيارات السياسات الوطنية، ورصد ما يتحقق من تقدُّم، وتسليط الضوء على الأطفال الذين لا يحققون التقدم المرجو. ثانياً، جعل المدارس تعمل لصالح جميع الأطفال.إتاحة تكافؤ الفرص بالحد من الإصابة بالتقزُّم وتعزيز نمو المخ من خلال التغذية والتحفيز في سن مبكرة لكي يبدأ الأطفال الدراسة وهم مستعدون للتعلُّم. واجتذاب الأشخاص البارعين للعمل بالتدريس ومواصلة تحفيزهم من خلال التدريب المصمم خصيصاً للمعلِّمين مع الاستعانة بموجِّهين. واستخدام وسائل تكنولوجية تساعد المعلِّمين على التدريس بطريقة تناسب مستوى الطالب، وتقوية الإدارة المدرسية بما في ذلك المديرون. ثالثا، حشد كل من له مصلحة في التعلُّم. استخدام المعلومات والمقاييس لتعبئة المواطنين، وزيادة المساءلة، وخلق إرادة سياسية لإصلاح التعليم. وإشراك أصحاب المصلحة المباشرة، بما فيهم مجتمع الأعمال، في جميع مراحل إصلاح التعليم بدءاً من التصميم حتى التنفيذ. وفي معرض التعقيب على هذه الأزمة، قال خايمي سافيدرا، وزير التعليم السابق في بيرو وهو حاليا مدير أول قطاع التعليم بالبنك الدولي، ""البلدان النامية بعيدة كل البعد عما يجب أن تكون عليه في مجال التعلُّم. فالكثير منها لا يستثمر موارد مالية كافية ويحتاج بشدة إلى الاستثمار بكفاءة أكبر. لكن الأمر لا يتعلق بالمال فقط، بل تحتاج البلدان أيضا إلى الاستثمار في قدرات الأشخاص والمؤسسات المكلَّفة بتعليم أطفالنا. وهناك حاجة ملحة إلى إصلاح التعليم الذي يتطلب المثابرة وكذلك توافقا سياسيا بين الحكومة ووسائل الإعلام ورواد الأعمال والمعلِّمين وأولياء الأمور والطلاب. ويتعيَّن عليهم جميعا تثمين التعلُّم الأفضل والمطالبة بذلك."